Image: The Royal Navy during the Second World War A8486

Description: The Royal Navy during the Second World War Admiral H R Stark, USN, commanding US Naval Forces in Europe, accompanied by Mr Winant, the United States ambassador, and members of his staff, visited the Admiralty. Mr Churchill and the First Lord of the Admiralty Mr A V Alexander attended the meeting. Left to right: Front row seated:Captain C A Baker, USN (Charles Adams Baker); Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord; Mr J G Winant, US Ambassador; Mr A V Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty; Admiral H R Stark, USN, Commanding US Naval Forces in Europe; Mr Winston Churchill; Captain R S Wentworth, USN, Chief of Staff (Ralph Strafford Wentworth); Captain H A Flanigan, USN.Back row:Lieutenant Commander Herbert Ronald Hardy; Rear Admiral A L St G Lyster, 5th Sea Lord; Lord Bruntisfield; Colonel Sir Eric Cranckshaw; Vice Admiral Sir W J Whitworth, 2nd Sea Lord; Commander Thompson; Vice Admiral Sir B A Fraser, 3rd Sea Lord; Places 8, 9, 10 and 11 contain an unnamed individual together with Vice Admiral E L S King, 4th Sea Lord; Rear Admiral H B Rawlings; Admiral Sir Percy Noble; See comment at 8 See comment at 8 See comment at 8 Rear Admiral R R McGrigor; Captain T A Selberg, USN; Rear Admiral A J Power; Sir Geoffrey Blake; Commander E W Litch, USN, Naval Air Attache and Acting Naval Attache; Sir J S Barnes; Captain R A Pilkington, Civil Lord; Rear Admiral A M Peters; Flag Lieutenant A C Veasey, USN. The image is presumed to have been taken between April 1942, when Admiral Stark was appointed to command the USN in Europe and September 1943, when Sir Dudley Pound resigned as First Sea Lord.
Title: The Royal Navy during the Second World War A8486
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//17/media-17878/large.jpg This photograph A 8486 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Navy official photographer
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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License: Public domain
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